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I know the Blue Jays overpaid for Martin, but $9M a year for Miller is risky no? I love Miller and what he brings I was kind of hoping the Blue Jays would sign him, but man that's a lot on a RP who only has 1 career save.

I know the Blue Jays overpaid for Martin, but $9M a year for Miller is risky no? I love Miller and what he brings I was kind of hoping the Blue Jays would sign him, but man that's a lot on a RP who only has 1 career save.

It is but that seems to be the going rate for top (non-closer) relievers. He's a lefty that can get both sides out and there was a demand for him. Timing is everything.

We'll see. I bet if he signed in Toronto, you'd need a Squeegee for your monitor.

Perhaps. I've been following him for a couple of years as I am in a deep roto league with an IP cap so a high k/9 guy like Miller has value. He obviously has value as a flame thrower BUT he is being paid stud closer money and he has never been a closer. It's a lot easier to to throw that kind of heat for K's in low-leverage situations in the 7th vs. a high-leverage, game-on-the-line 9th inning type of situation.

This may end up being a great signing....or it could be horrible if he can't handle the 9th. His name was rarely mentioned and he was well down the list on BOS after Papelbon left and they didn't use him after Uehara was removed late in the season. That doesn't mean he can't close, but it does suggest that he is a huge gamble having to live up to that contract.

Perhaps. I've been following him for a couple of years as I am in a deep roto league with an IP cap so a high k/9 guy like Miller has value. He obviously has value as a flame thrower BUT he is being paid stud closer money and he has never been a closer. It's a lot easier to to throw that kind of heat for K's in low-leverage situations in the 7th vs. a high-leverage, game-on-the-line 9th inning type of situation.

This may end up being a great signing....or it could be horrible if he can't handle the 9th. His name was rarely mentioned and he was well down the list on BOS after Papelbon left and they didn't use him after Uehara was removed late in the season. That doesn't mean he can't close, but it does suggest that he is a huge gamble having to live up to that contract.

(His advanced stats are pretty enticing though I will not lie)

I could be wrong but I'm 99.9% sure that they didn't sign him for the 9th. As I see it, he's either going to pitch the 8th with Betances closing or they will go KC-style (or Yanks 1996), sign Robertson, and have Robertson close and have Miller/Betances fight over the 7th-8th innings with a lead. Bullpens have much more value now so I wouldn't be opposed to the latter, no matter the cost.

He doesn't rebuild in a true sense but he reloads to at least keep them decent rather than terrible. It helps that he has a partial ownership stake, I believe. He saw last year as his chance to contend and now he's reloading. I might not agree but I understand.

$25mm for 6 years...wow!!! I would never in a bajillion years give that kind of money+term to any pitcher not named Kershaw (and maybe Hernandez). Spend money on bats, draft and develop arms...that you can trade for bats and pitching prospects when those arms want crazy money.